"On March 22, 1933, a few weeks after Adolf Hitler had been appointed Reich Chancellor, a concentration camp for political prisoners was set up in Dachau. This camp served as a model for all later concentration camps and as a 'school of violence' for the SS men under whose command it stood. In the twelve years of its existence over 200,000 persons from all over Europe were imprisoned here and in the numerous subsidiary camps. More than 43,000 of them died. On April 29, 1945, American troops liberated the survivors." --Memorial Guide

(# 2) a reconstructed barrack. Beyond it are the foundations of the original barracks. In the background on the left is one of seven towers from which SS men guarded the grounds.

(# 3) entrance to the camp. "Work sets you free" says the words in the middle of the gate.

(# 4) the maintenance building which used to house the kitchen, clothing store, workshops, and the baths. In front of the building is Nandor Glid's International Memorial.